"outbuy" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /aʊtˈbaɪ/ [UK] Forms: outbuys [present, singular, third-person], outbuying [participle, present], outbought [participle, past], outbought [past]
Etymology: From out- + buy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|buy}} out- + buy Head templates: {{en-verb|||outbought}} outbuy (third-person singular simple present outbuys, present participle outbuying, simple past and past participle outbought)
  1. (transitive) To spend more money than (someone) buying goods. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outbuy-en-verb-UvCKWoWZ
  2. (transitive) To outbid (someone) for something. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outbuy-en-verb-MXTzHfxo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 70 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 28 40 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 71 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 83 9
  3. (transitive) To reach a better purchase bargain than (someone). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outbuy-en-verb-ikzMNmm6

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From out- + buy.",
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        "To spend more money than (someone) buying goods."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To spend more money than (someone) buying goods."
      ],
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        "To outbid (someone) for something."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To outbid (someone) for something."
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "To reach a better purchase bargain than (someone)."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To reach a better purchase bargain than (someone)."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/aʊtˈbaɪ/",
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        "UK"
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "form": "outbought",
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      ],
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        "To spend more money than (someone) buying goods."
      ],
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          "spend",
          "spend"
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          "buy",
          "buy"
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        "(transitive) To spend more money than (someone) buying goods."
      ],
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        "To outbid (someone) for something."
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        "(transitive) To outbid (someone) for something."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To reach a better purchase bargain than (someone)."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To reach a better purchase bargain than (someone)."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/aʊtˈbaɪ/",
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}

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